About / Backend engineer and systems builder / VIT Vellore
Adith
Manikonda.
Adith Manikonda is a backend engineer and systems builder studying Computer Science and Engineering at VIT Vellore, India.
Adith works on the parts of software that have to hold up under load: databases and query engines, real-time backends, observability and reliability tooling, and the embedded hardware where software meets the physical world.
Recent work includes AetherQuery, an approximate analytical query engine over DuckDB, PostgreSQL and MySQL; a cache-conscious symbol table in C11 with constant-time scope teardown; archAIc, a chaos and anomaly detection platform for instrumented microservices; and Switchboard, a reverse proxy and load balancer written in Go. Adith is named on two published Indian patent applications, one for an assistive perception system for visually impaired users and one for a wave energy harvester with maximum power point tracking and IoT telemetry.
Adith is Technical Head of the Mozilla Firefox Club at VIT Vellore, has interned at IIT Hyderabad and Matrix Capital, and is open to backend, systems and infrastructure internships.
Quick facts
- Name
- Adith Manikonda (Ad1th on GitHub)
- Studies
- Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
- Based at
- Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
- Focus
- Backend systems and APIs, Databases and query engines, Observability and reliability engineering, Distributed systems, Embedded systems and IoT hardware
- Currently
- Technical Head, Mozilla Firefox Club, VIT Vellore
- Open to
- Backend, systems and infrastructure internships
- Speaks
- English, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, French
- [email protected]
Experience
Jan 2026 to present
Technical Head, Mozilla Firefox Club, VIT Vellore
Leads technical initiatives and open-source programs, mentors teams and designs resilient systems.
2026 to present
Open Source Contributor, GirlScript Summer of Code (GSSoC'26)
Community work, documentation and fixes.
Dec 2025 to Jan 2026
Research Intern, IIT Hyderabad
Database optimization, data pipelines and system tooling.
May 2025 to Jun 2025
Software Development Intern, Matrix Capital
Built research infrastructure for scalable systems, with web and API improvements and cross-team delivery.
Selected work
- 2025 / Systems / BackendSCOTLAND YARDReal-time multiplayer backend supporting 100+ users with persistent game state and server-authoritative gameplay.
- 2026 / Systems / BackendHYBRID SYMBOL TABLECache-conscious, arena-backed symbol table in C11 with adaptive per-scope storage and constant-time scope teardown.Scope teardown: 601x faster
- 2026 / Systems / BackendAETHERQUERYCross-database analytical query engine supporting DuckDB/PostgreSQL/MySQL with adaptive execution.TPC-H Q5, 3-way star join: 6.85x faster
- 2026 / Systems / BackendarchAIcDistributed reliability engineering platform with observability, metrics, tracing, and anomaly detection.Instrumented services: 4
- 2025 / IoT / HardwarePOINT WAVE ENERGY HARVESTERIoT telemetry + MPPT wave energy harvesting system for real-time energy extraction tracking.
Patents
- A System for Real Time Environmental Perception and Assistance for a Visually Impaired User
Indian patent application 202641010249 / Filed 31 Jan 2026 / Published 13 Feb 2026
- Wave Energy Generator Electrical Circuit with Maximum Power Point Tracking and IoT Telemetry System
Indian patent application 202641032830 / Filed 18 Mar 2026 / Published 18 Mar 2026
Research
An Efficient Handcrafted Feature Driven Ensemble Learning Approach for Retinal Disease Screening
Published / NeLeX 2026 / IEEE Xplore
Wind Turbine Fault Detection using SCADA Data
Under Review / IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics / IEEE
Adaptive Threshold Based Time Series Data Reduction for Efficient Storage and Forecasting
Under Review / Data & Knowledge Engineering / Elsevier
Digital Twin for Smart Manufacturing
In Progress / Industrial Automation & Systems Engineering
Hackathons
Women Techies'26 - Finalist, Top 10 Teams
VIT Vellore / Mar 2026
TechSolstice
MIT Bangalore / Mar 2026
Code 2 Create (C2C) - AI Track Winner
VIT Vellore / Sep 2025
Women Techies'25
VIT Vellore / Apr 2025
Yantra Central Hack
VIT Vellore / Jan 2025
DevJams
VIT Vellore / Sep 2024
CodeWars - 1st Place
NPS KRM, Bangalore / Feb 2024
Awards and certifications
AI Track Winner - Code 2 Create (C2C)
2025
100% Attendance Award
Vellore Institute of Technology / 2024-25
OCI Foundations Certification
2025
SQL Basic Certification
2025
SQL Intermediate Certification
2025
PC Building Competition - Second Place
2023
Quick answers
Who is Adith Manikonda?
Adith Manikonda is a backend engineer and systems builder studying Computer Science and Engineering at VIT Vellore, India. Adith builds query engines, real-time backends, reliability tooling and embedded hardware, and is named on two published Indian patent applications.
Is adith.xyz Adith Manikonda's official website?
Yes. adith.xyz is the personal website and portfolio of Adith Manikonda, who is Ad1th on GitHub.
What does Adith work on?
Backend systems, databases and observability: AetherQuery, an approximate query engine over DuckDB, PostgreSQL and MySQL; a cache-conscious symbol table in C11; archAIc, a chaos and anomaly detection platform on Kubernetes; Switchboard, a reverse proxy in Go; plus IoT and assistive hardware.
Where does Adith study?
Adith studies Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Is Adith open to internships?
Yes. Adith is open to backend, systems and infrastructure internships.
How do I contact Adith Manikonda?
Email [email protected], or reach Adith on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/adith-manikonda or on GitHub at github.com/Ad1th.